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Rainfall totals Nevada

No heavy-rain reports were filed in Nevada in the last 24 hours. The state table below has the year to date totals for 2026.

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For normal annual precipitation from NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Reno, Nevada, is the highest placed Nevada city in the ranking, at 141 of 145 tracked cities. Full city precipitation ranking

How much rain did Nevada get?

Rainfall year to date for cities in Nevada, 2026
CityYear to dateNormal to datevs normalRain daysLast rain
Reno3.84 inches5.26 inches-1.42 inches (-27%)270.01 inches Sep 4, 2026
Las Vegas0.99 inches3.19 inches-2.20 inches (-69%)120.07 inches Sep 29, 2026
Reno: 3.84″Reno 3.84″Las Vegas: 0.99″Las Vegas 0.99″AZCAIDORUT
0.96″ 1.92″ 3.84″ Circle size scale
Each violet circle marks a tracked city, with area sized to its year to date rain total for 2026. 2 cities appear on the map, and the table above lists every figure.

Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

Rainfall records for Nevada

All-time rainfall records by city in Nevada
CityWettest dayWettest yearAverage year
Reno2.29 inches Jan 21, 194313.73 inches 20177.41 inches
Las Vegas2.58 inches Aug 21, 19579.88 inches 19924.04 inches

Rain questions

How many inches of rain per year does Nevada get?

4.0 inches at Las Vegas to 7.4 inches at Reno is the range of average annual rainfall among the cities measured here, based on 1991-2020 normals.

How do I find past rainfall totals for Nevada?

This page has year-to-date totals and records for each station. Each city page keeps a day-by-day log. For older station history, use the NCEI past weather portal.

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